Let the Holidays begin!

After such a hectic last few weeks, I think we are all ready to enjoy this Holiday season with our friends and family. The gifts are bought and wrapped, all holiday entertainment has been planned, food has been bought, and the decorations have been put up.
This is the first time in the last thirty years that I am all finished almost two weeks before Christmas.
I am kind of shocked! LOL


Our front door is decorated and ready to receive guest

Our stairwell is all dressed up for Christmas

 Wreaths hang on mirrors around the house for a more festive look

Christmas tree is up

Mantle in the family room is also decorated for the season

Our kitchen is also ready for good food and good company

 

A little holiday decor for the guest bathroom

And, even the back porch is ready for our afternoon coffee on Christmas Day

I sincerely wish you all have a very Merry Christmas, full of love, happiness and laughter with your loved ones.

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A TOUCH OF CHRISTMAS IN THE GUEST BATH

With the Holidays quickly approaching, most of us will have a house full of friends and family.
I hope that by adding a few touches of Holiday decor to our guest bathroom, it lets them know how happy we are to have them in our home during this special time of the year.
I don't do much, just a little touch here and there.

These are things that are always in the bathroom, I just added a little gold ribbon and a poinsettia to my candle holder.

Some dry flowers with a little red pick for more color

A few pretty Christmas towels

Here is the candle holder dressed up for the Holidays

A few extra towels in case they are needed

All ready, waiting for our guest to arrive.

I do hope you all enjoy this Holiday season with your loved ones.
Thank you for coming by to visit!

BACK PORCH CHRISTMAS DECOR

Call me crazy, but our back porch gets decorated for every season. LOL
We live in Texas, so, for the most part, our weather is very mild and we get to enjoy our porch all through out the year.
Last Christmas Day, we had coffee and dessert on our back porch in short sleeves and flip-flops! LOL
I do enjoy very much putting decorations out there since it is another one of our most frequently gathering spots.
It has been raining like forever, so I did not do much this year, just added a few touches.
The sun is finally out, so here is what the porch looks like.

I went with the little red birds theme.
Remember back in October, I made some pillows with my left over drop cloth from when I made the outdoor curtain. Here is the link to that post:
http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2011/10/diy-christmas-pillows.html

I made a floral centerpiece and added some little red birds to it

Here are my "homemade" pillows

I added a little garland and candles to the table

Made some bows for my wall candle holders and put some l red birds picks on the curtain's tiebacks.

I made a different pillow for the bench

And green and red bird houses on the table next to the bench with a pot full of poinsettias.

I hope you enjoyed this small tour of our poch.
We are hoping this cooler weather goes away soon so we can start enjoying our back porch again.
Have fun decorating!